1. Comparison and Contrast Strategies for Rhetorical Analysis

2. Basic Structure for All Essays Introduction—Leads readers into essay, provides contexts, and so on. Often ends with the thesis statement. Body—Presents as many paragraphs as necessary to fully support and develop the thesis. Conclusion—Does not just repeat the introduction.

3. Rhetorical Analysis: Sample Chart McCarthyCisneros Persona/Tone/ Narrator Genre, Subject/ Attitude (of Author) Language/ Style Target Audience

4. Another Chart for Comparing/Contrasting SimilaritiesDifferences Cisneros McCarthy

5. Cisneros Venn Diagram for Comparison/ Contrast

6. Using the elements of the Rhetorical Situation (or Aristotle’s schema), compare and contrast the paragraphs by McCarthy and Cisneros. Pay close attention to the way these professional authors use details and language. In-Class Group Work

7. Sample Structures for Comparison/Contrast Essays Introduction Whole work #1 Whole work #2 Compare/contrast both # 1 and #2 Conclusion Introduction Work #1—Element A Work #2—Element A Work #1—Element B Work #2—Element B Work #1—Element C Work #2—Element C Conclusion/summary

8. Comparing/Contrasting Texts McCarthy—Persona, Tone, Attitude, Subject, Style, Target Audience Cisneros--Persona, Tone, Attitude, Subject, Style, Target Audience McCarthy and Cisneros compared/contrasted McCarthy and Cisneros- Persona McCarthy and Cisneros- Tone and Attitude McCarthy and Cisneros- Style McCarthy and Cisneros- Target Audience

9. How to Decide The structure an author chooses depends upon his/her purpose and the materials discussed. Some essays and articles require extensive use of comparison/contrast (college exams, buying guides, classification systems, etc.). Many other essays use the technique only for particular sections.